Global Study Asset Manager

Global Study Asset Manager

Contract | 6 months | Full-time
Hybrid - Welwyn Garden City (minimum 2 days on site)
Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

The Opportunity

We are supporting a global pharmaceutical organisation within Pharma Product Development / Global Clinical Operations to appoint an experienced Global Study Asset Manager. This is a hands-on contract role focused on the operational delivery of global clinical studies across a molecule asset or portfolio of studies.

You will play a key role in ensuring studies are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and inspection-ready, working closely with cross-functional stakeholders and CRO partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate operational study management across one or more global studies within an asset portfolio, in line with ICH-GCP, SOPs, and internal processes

• Partner closely with global study leaders, operations asset leaders, CROs, and country teams to ensure consistent delivery

• Contribute to and maintain essential study-level documentation (e.g. protocol input, TMP, pharmacy manuals, study plans, training materials)

• Develop and maintain study recruitment forecasts in collaboration with internal teams and CRO partners using appropriate systems

• Oversee operational KPIs, quality metrics, and risk management, proactively escalating issues and proposing mitigations

• Maintain inspection readiness through strong documentation discipline and system accuracy

• Lead vendor selection, set-up, oversight, and close-out, ensuring delivery to contract and alignment with integrated operations plans

• Manage practical operational elements including IMP supply and shipment, patient and site materials (including translation), and clinical trial insurance

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

• Minimum 3 years' relevant clinical operations experience, ideally within global study delivery

• Strong working knowledge of the drug development process and applicable regulations, including ICH and GCP

• Proven experience working with and overseeing CRO partners and third-party vendors

• Demonstrated ability to manage study delivery, forecasting, KPIs, and inspection readiness

• Degree in life sciences or a related field (or equivalent experience)

Desirable:

• Direct global clinical trial management experience (beyond site or local operations)

• Experience working within large pharma or complex global trial environments

• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, highly collaborative, and sometimes ambiguous settings

Who This Role Suits

• A confident, hands-on clinical operations professional who can own operational delivery with minimal supervision

• Someone structured, systems-driven, and comfortable managing multiple stakeholders and vendors

• A professional who values transparency, quality, and proactive problem-solving

Right to Work

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

• No sponsorship available.